Device for storing water for irrigating purposes



. v A. F. JENNINGS. Device for Storing Water for Irrigating Purposes No.229,136. Patented June 22,1880.

' Jinn? I i// F UNITED STATES AUGUSTUS F. JENNINGS,

PATENT OFFIcE.

OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 229,136, dated June 22,1880.

Application filed January 28, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS F. JENNINGS, of the city of Detroit, in thecounty of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented an Improvement inDevices for Storing Water for irrigating Purposes, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The nature of this invention relates to new and useful improvements inthe construction of a device designed particularly for use upon thesea-shore in collecting and storing water within a proper reservoir tobe used for the purposes of irrigation and the invention consists in thepeculiar construction of the gate and combination therewith of asuitable reservoir, all as more fully hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view, partially in section.Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the gate.

' In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,A represents a breakwater built upon the sea-shore, and in which isformed the water-way A, between the abutments A and opening into areservoir, B.

0 represents a gate, provided at its lower end with journals J, havingtheir hearings in between the lower edge of the gate and the bottom ofthe water-way A.

Each end of the gate is provided with slides D, pivotally supported tothe inner face of the gate by radius-bars D, as shown, and are ofsufficient weight that by their own gravity they are compelled to restagainst the face of the abutments for the purpose of making tightjoints, and they are held in position by the guideplates E.

Within the reservoir, the bottom of which is below the level of the sea,is erected and properly stepped a screw-rod, F, in a vertical position,and is strongly braced. Upon the top of this rod is secured ahand-wheel, G, by means of which said rod may be rotated.

H is a nut-collar threaded upon the rod F,

and is provided with suitable ears or lugs a upon one side, to which ispivoted one end of the brace-rods J, while their opposite ends arepivoted to the rear face of the gate 0, near the upper edge thereof.

The bottom of the water-way should be built below the water-level, andthe gate should be adjusted so that the wash of the sea on the beach oreach wave would wash over the top of the gate and be deposited withinthe reservoir, the gate being raised or lowered as the condition of thesea may require, the gate retaining the Water in the reservoir at aheight above the sea-level.

What I claim as my invention is-- 1. In an apparatus for collecting andstoring sea-water on the sea-shore, the combination of the reservoir B,having its bottom below the sea-level, breakwater A, having abutments Aand water-way A, having its bottom below the sea-level, with the gate 0,inclined from the sea and pivotally secured at its extreme lower end tothe abutments, with a water-tight joint at its lower edge, and havingsuitable adjusting devices to vary its inclination, whereby the heightof the gate may be adjusted to the different heights of the sea-wavesbreaking against it and washing over its top intothe reservoir,substantially as described.

2. In combination with a proper reservoir,

B, breakwater A, and race or water way A,

the gate 0, pivotally secured within said waterway, and provided withthe brace-rods J, nutcollar H, and screw-rod F, substantially as and forthe purposes described.

3. In combination with a reservior, B, breakwater A, and race or WaterWay A, the gate 0, brace-rods J, nut-collar H, screw-rod F, and slidesD, when constructed, arranged, and operating substantially as and forthe purposes specified.

AUGUSTUS F. JENNINGS.

Witnesses CHAS. J. HUNT, H. S. SPRAGUE.

